IC 2027 Remote Sensing Architecture Systems MTS

aero; United States; On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 41,328,000; Part time

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, CA, offers an internship conversion for the Surveillance & Navigation Architecture Performance Department (SNAPD). The role emphasizes modeling, simulation, and analysis across national security space programs, with mentorship and hands-on project work.

You will work on geo-spatial intelligence, space surveillance, and navigation domains, structured for a candidate pursuing a master's degree. On-site collaboration and growth are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months).
• 0–1 years of relevant professional, technical work experience post bachelor's degree.
• Prior internship at The Aerospace Corporation.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 with transcripts.
• Familiarity with Python, C/C++, and HPC/Linux environments.
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Support analysis in mission areas: geo-spatial intelligence, signals intel, space surveillance, navigation, and space protection.
• Provide analysis to support R&D and acquisition decisions for legacy and emerging sensing architectures.
• Perform architecture evaluation modeling using in-house or custom tools.
• Collaborate with senior staff to translate customer needs into project objectives and deliverables.
• Develop and present timely, technically accurate presentations and reports.
• Grow awareness of analysis outcomes and defend results to stakeholders.
• Assist in sustaining and growing the organization’s analysis capabilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Organizational skills

Time management

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Python

C/C++

Linux HPC

Education

Master's degree in aerospace engineering, physics, operations research, mathematics, or related field (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months)

Tools

Python

C/C++

Linux

HPC

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

Internship conversion position for the Surveillance & Navigation Architecture Performance Department .

Job Summary: The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace's strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities.

The Surveillance and Navigation Architecture Performance Department (SNAPD) in the Integrated Performance Subdivision aspires to be the premier force advising the evolution of national security and civil space enterprises, leveraging our modeling and simulation (M&S) expertise to evaluate end-to-end architecture performance.

Within SNAPD, the Remote Sensing Architecture Section (RSAS) develops and maintains technical capabilities in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) to perform requirements verification, analyses-of-alternatives (AoA), and performance evaluation for remote sensing architectures.

Work Model:

The selected candidate will be required to work a minimum of 4 days on-site at our facility in El Segundo, California.

What You'll Be Doing

Support analysis in one or more of these specific mission areas: geo-spatial intelligence, signals intelligence, space surveillance, navigation systems, and/or space protection supporting defense or intelligence capabilities.

Provide analysis to support recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions of legacy and emerging customer space-based sensing architectures.

Perform architecture evaluation modeling overall performance using in-house or custom-developed analysis tools.

Work closely with senior staff, management, and a team to translate customer needs into project objectives and provide quality controlled and assured deliverables to customer organizations.

Develop and present timely and technically accurate presentations and reports that clearly communicate analysis results and provide recommended solutions to technical leads, management, and customers.

Grow awareness of analysis outcomes to provide initial assessments when needed and defend unanticipated results to both internal and external stakeholders.

Aid in sustainment, development, and growth of the organization's analysis and simulation capabilities to support increasing functional areas for our diverse customer base.

Carry out analysis driving recommendations for research, development, and acquisition decisions for legacy and emerging remote sensing architectures.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed.

Training and mentorship will be provided.

What Corporate Skills You ' ll Bring

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Must work well in a team environment
• Possess organizational, time management and project management skills
• Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational needs
• Interpersonal skills to coordinate efforts and work with other internal and external organizations

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree from an accredited college/university program in aerospace engineering, physics, operations research, mathematics, or a related field from an accredited program. (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months)
• 0-1 years of relevant professional, technical work experience post bachelor's degree
• Prior internship at The Aerospace Corporation
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 with transcripts
• Familiarity with one or more software languages that may include Python, C/C++, and/or High-Performance Computing/Linux environments.
• This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Current, active TS/SCI security clearance or SAP accesses
• Significant experience in one or more of the functional/mission areas listed above
• Knowledge of Intelligence Community or US Department of Defense business practices, acquisition policies, or space mission portfolios
• Demonstrated responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, to include the ability to: Self-manage multiple tasks, d